losing a loved one

The simple and unassuming woman that you might not have noticed had a strength and wisdom that most could learn from.
The video of their reactions is so touching. It's almost un*bear*able.
In the end, it's the little things that can mean the most.
I'd planned to tell Mom how much I loved her, but it was too late. I swallowed the lump in my throat and instead all I could hear myself say was, "Mom, I can't look at you, because if I do I know I'll lose it." We took one step, then another, and walked what I didn't know would be the last walk we'd ever share again. And just like that, she gave me away.
When someone says: 'He's in a better place.' What the widowed are thinking is: 'Better than here with me?'